Maid day

Easy Solutions A two-person team covering the city and suburbs (312-912-3727).

Price
$60 flat rate

Basics
The flat rate includes a deep cleaning of your kitchen and bathroom (like scrubbing the faucets and tiles, for example), dusting, mopping your floors and two loads of laundry.

Extra perks
They’ll also pick up your dry cleaning and walk your dog for $25 per errand.

Cleaning products
They bring their own, but will use other products (such as eco-friendly supplies) if provided.

Raquel’s Cleaning Specialists A one-woman (Raquel) company that has been cleaning downtown homes exclusively since 1995 (312-376-7513).

Price
$55 for studios, $65 for one bedroom, $75 for two bedrooms, $85 for three bedrooms

Basics
Raquel performs a general cleaning of your apartment in addition to doing three loads of laundry.

Extra perks
Bonus work includes window washing and balcony cleaning for $10 each.

Cleaning products
She brings her own, but will use provided products if requested.

Merry Maids An international cleaning franchise founded in 1979 in Nebraska (merrymaids.com).

Price
The company won’t offer estimates until someone comes out to assess your needs during a free consultation.

Basics
The maids cover all the basics and then some, including window washing, oven cleaning, furniture treatment plus packing and unpacking.

Extra perks
With the signature green Merry Maid car parked outside of your place, your neighbors will know you keep a tidy home.

Cleaning products
They come with everything.

Dust Bunnies (pictured above) A new company that sends scantily clad young ladies—they clean in lingerie, in French maid attire or topless—to your (presumably bachelor) pad (773-627-6623, sexymaidschicago.com).

Price
$100—$125 per hour ($125 for topless cleaning)

Basics
The “light cleaning service” includes sweeping and vacuuming the floors, making the beds. The 18-to-25 year old women cap their visits at two hours and don’t do windows; working in heels ain’t easy.

Extra perks
The chance to entertain your sexy-maid fantasies while actually having your place cleaned...need we say more?

Cleaning products
Cleaning supplies, including eco-friendly versions using peroxide and Dr. Bronner’s, are provided, but a broom and vacuum are not.

Sparkle Queen A green cleaning company that travels north to Lakeview and south to the South Loop with only nontoxic, biodegradable, natural supplies (773-829-4645, sparklequeen.com).

Price
First-visit deep cleaning is based on an hourly fee, depending on size of the home, and follow-up visits cost a flat $68 fee.

Basics
After priming your place with an initial deep cleaning (nitty-gritty details like fridge, oven interior and exterior and hand washing the baseboards), teams of two or more cover all the basics with the General Sparkle Cleaning.

Extra perks
Step it up to the Super Sparkle Cleaning for extras like cleaning out the inside of your fridge and washing out trash cans for $10 more.

Cleaning products
Provided.